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The 1954 to 1959 phase of the Vietnam War was the era of the two nations. Coming after the First Indochina War, this period resulted in the military defeat of the French, a 1954 Geneva meeting that partitioned Vietnam into North and South, and the French withdrawal from Vietnam (see First Indochina War), leaving the Republic of Vietnam regime fighting a communist insurgency with USA aid.
Part of the Vietnam War and the Laotian Civil War North Vietnam Laos: 1958 1959 Mexico–Guatemala conflict Guatemala Mexico: 1959 1959 Spirit Soldier rebellion (1959) China: Regiment of Spirit Soldiers 1959 1959 1959 Tibetan uprising China Tibet. Chushi Gangdruk. 1959 1959 1959 Mosul uprising: Iraq: Arab nationalist rebels 1959 1975 Laotian ...
Various names have been applied and have shifted over time, though Vietnam War is the most commonly used title in English. It has been called the Second Indochina War since it spread to Laos and Cambodia, [63] the Vietnam Conflict, [64] [65] and Nam (colloquially 'Nam). In Vietnam it is commonly known as Kháng chiến chống Mỹ (lit.
The United States was concerned and worried that a French military defeat in Vietnam would result in the spread of communism to all the countries of Southeast Asia—the domino theory—and was looking for means of aiding the French without committing American troops to the war. A map of North and South Vietnam after the Geneva Accords of 1954.
1954–1968 Vietnam War: ... September 1959 — North Vietnam forms ... for international freedom in Vietnam, yet was still denying full rights and equality to ...
In the last four months of 1959, the VC assassinated 110 local government leaders, mostly in rural areas. [24] Between 1956 and the end of 1959, four American soldiers were killed in South Vietnam. [25] U.S. military personnel in South Vietnam numbered 760. South Vietnamese armed forces numbered 243,000, including the Civil Guard and Self ...
The division of Vietnam was intended to be temporary, with elections planned for by 1956 to reunify the country. The Geneva Conference was intended to settle outstanding issues resulting from the Korean War and the First Indochina War and involved several nations. It took place in Geneva, Switzerland, from 26 April to 20 July 1954.
Vietnam: A Television History (1983) is a 13-part documentary mini-series about the Vietnam War (1955–1975) from the perspective of the United States. It was produced for public television by WGBH-TV in Boston, Central Independent Television of the UK and Antenne-2 of France. It was originally broadcast on PBS between October 4 and December ...